{"id":2089893,"date":"2023-11-04T09:13:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T13:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-thinks-top-dem-is-getting-the-boot-and-hell-be-getting-his-parking-space\/"},"modified":"2023-11-04T09:17:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T13:17:20","slug":"fetterman-thinks-top-dem-is-getting-the-boot-and-hell-be-getting-his-parking-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-thinks-top-dem-is-getting-the-boot-and-hell-be-getting-his-parking-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Fetterman predicts Dem leader&#8217;s ousting, eyes parking spot."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffetterman-thinks-top-dem-is-getting-the-boot-and-hell-be-getting-his-parking-space%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2089893&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Fetterman \u2064Thinks Top \u2063Dem Is Getting the Boot and He&#8217;ll Be\u200c Getting His Parking Space<\/h2>\n<p>On Friday, The Washington Post published an \u200carticle which, \u200con its \u2064website, bore the title \u201cHow\u200d John Fetterman is charting his own course in the Senate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Writer Liz\u2063 Goodwin\u200c could have answered the implied question in \u200dthe title with a\u200d three-word <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2023\/11\/03\/john-fetterman-senate-menendez-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article<\/a> \u2014 \u201cBy being \u200bincoherent\u201d \u2014 and we\u2019d all have been better off. However, what\u200b we \u2062were treated \u200bto was \u2062a heavily edited version of Fetterman supposedly <em>in compos mentis<\/em>, and \u2063he still sounded\u200d like a man who should\u200d be\u2063 back\u2062 in Pennsylvania working intensively\u200d with mental health and stroke rehabilitation experts.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s that line from \u2026 the original Batman with Jack Nicholson\u2063 where as Joker he \u200bstarts \u200blaughing\u200c and he\u2019s like, \u2018I\u2019ve\u2064 already been dead once,\u2019\u201d Fetterman told Goodman. \u201cThat\u2019s really what it is. It\u2019s been freeing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Yes \u2014 because if \u2062there was someone who needed \u201cfreeing,\u201d it\u2019s \u200da guy\u2064 whose sartorial\u200d ensemble ranges between pickup-basketball attire and the clothes thrown on by an absentee father nursing a\u2062 hangover. But, I digress.<\/p>\n<h3>The \u201cnew, liberated Fetterman\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>was there to talk\u200b about how he thought <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pelosi-becomes-one-latest-dems-turn-menendez-party-can-stay-focused-smearing-gop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Jersey \u2062Sen. \u200cRobert Menendez<\/a> was\u200c a \u2064crook (which, in terms of going out on rhetorical limbs,\u200d is \u200blike saying\u200d you think Batman might\u2062 actually be\u200b billionaire playboy\u2063 Bruce Wayne), how he\u2019s \u2064\u201cnot a vegetable\u201d (which, in terms\u2063 of going \u2064out\u200c on rhetorical limbs, \u200bis like saying Bob Menendez <em>isn\u2019t<\/em> a crook), and how he\u200b plans to have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dont-fooled-joe-manchin-pac-launches-new-ad-no-bigger-fraud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sen. Joe \u200dManchin\u2019s<\/a> parking spot\u200b come this\u2062 time next year.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s his beef against\u2063 Manchin?<\/p>\n<p>Well, after Senate Majority \u2062Leader \u200bCharles Schumer \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/republicans-dem-senator-revolt-hit-back-schumer-changing-dress-code-fetterman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">decided to do away<\/a> with \u200cthe Senate\u2019s \u200dunwritten dress code so that\u2064 Fetterman could continue dressing in hoodies and shorts on \u200cthe floor of the most\u200c distinguished legislative body\u200c in the Western world, Manchin \u201cstarted a movement to officially codify the more formal version of the dress code in a \u2064resolution that he originally called \u2018Show Our Respect to the Senate Resolution, or SHORTS for short.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFetterman, who lives \u200din\u200d shorts, interpreted the acronym as a personal insult, and said he \u200cfelt furious at Manchin for a while over \u200bit,\u201d the Post noted.<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman apparently hasn\u2019t been around the Senate long\u200b enough to know that \u200b1) there\u2019s nothing \u2064a legislator likes more \u200cthan a catchy acronym for a\u200d piece of legislation \u2063and \u20642) the\u200b way he was dressing was \u200dscarcely appropriate for \u2064a Zoom meeting, much less <em>the freaking Senate<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>But \u200bthen he chilled \u2014 because, after all, Manchin is up for\u200d re-election in\u200c 2024 and the odds ain\u2019t looking \u200bso good in a state that\u2019s gone deep,\u2064 deep red.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAt first I\u200b was really kind of angry [at him],\u201d Fetterman\u2062 said. \u201cAnd then I realized, well, he\u2019s not\u2062 going to\u200c be around much \u200clonger\u200d and I\u2019m going\u2062 to\u200d get his \u200dparking space.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Post noted\u200b that\u200b the \u201canimosity is \u200bapparently one-sided. Manchin said he\u2019s had \u2018good conversations\u2019 with Fetterman when asked about the dress-code drama.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the case may be, if <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-30-house-races-will-determine-if-republicans-or-democrats-win-the-majority\/\" title=\"These 30 House Races Will Determine if Republicans or Democrats Win the Majority\">sturm und drang<\/a><\/em> between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fetterman-voter-assaulted-trying-ask-senator-question-voted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fetterman<\/a> and Manchin manages\u200c to hurt Manchin\u2019s chances \u2014 given that Fetterman\u200d somehow has broad blue-collar appeal, despite living off his parents\u2019 allowance for most\u200b of his\u2063 life \u2014\u200c I wouldn\u2019t count on him getting \u2062Manchin\u2019s \u200bparking spot.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the Democrats might \u200dmove his parking space all the way out to Alexandria, Virginia, \u2064and make it small enough that only a Smart Car \u200bcould\u200b fit in it.<\/p>\n<p>First off, Fetterman\u200d should probably realize how unpopular the idea of changing the dress code for him was: When legislation codifying attire standards was addressed\u200c under a different name than the SHORTS\u2064 Act, it was \u2062passed unanimously.<\/p>\n<p>Second,\u200d no matter\u2062 what happens at the White House level, 2024 will be a tough year\u200d for the Democrats \u2062if\u200d they hope to keep the Senate. Depending on how badly the political winds are blowing, the Democrats could \u200bbe \u200cdefending up to 10 \u200dvulnerable seats, none more\u200c vulnerable than Manchin\u2019s. (And this isn\u2019t even counting \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-dem-senator-bob-menendez-heads-court-enter-conspiracy-charge-plea-refuses-resign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bob Menendez<\/a>, who might still\u200c be on\u2064 the ballot \u200beven \u200cas he\u2062 faces a corruption trial; under those circumstances, ordinarily blue \u2064New Jersey might just\u200b elect a Republican\u200d simply to throw the bum out.)<\/p>\n<p>For the Republicans, the only \u2064real worry is\u200b Texas Sen. \u2063Ted Cruz, who the \u200cDemocrats threw considerable resources at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/beto-humiliated-people-uvalde-give-ugly-election-night-surprise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trying to beat in 2018<\/a> \u2014 a process\u2064 that will likely\u2062 repeat itself in 2024. Few candidates bring out the big-name liberal \u200ddonors and surrogates eager\u200d to beat them like Cruz does, so defeat remains a distinct possibility\u2063 even \u200cin \u2063typically \u2064red Texas.<\/p>\n<p>So, \u200b10 vulnerable seats \u2064vs. one vulnerable\u2064 seat in a 51-49 Senate. Lose a net of two seats and suddenly, nothing gets done, even if Biden gets re-elected. No <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-thinks-top-dem-is-getting-the-boot-and-hell-be-getting-his-parking-space\/\" title=\"Fetterman predicts Dem leader's ousting, eyes parking spot.\">fast-tracked judicial nominations<\/a>. No \u200bSupreme Court \u2062vacancies filled. No\u2063 pressure on the\u200d House to pass a budget more amenable to \u2064President Weekend-at-Bernie\u2019s. Nada.<\/p>\n<p>And this is assuming Manchin stays with the Democrats. There\u2019s been talk about him mounting a third-party run\u200c for president on the No\u200b Labels\u2062 ticket, and as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/08\/10\/us\/politics\/joe-manchin-democratic-party.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New\u200d York Times<\/a> reported \u2062in August, he \u2064was considering\u200b leaving \u200dthe Democratic\u2064 Party altogether.<\/p>\n<p>In \u200cother\u200b words, this \u2063is the time to lend Manchin all the support he \u2063needs \u2014 \u200dnot to take potshots \u200bat him in \u200bthe Beltway\u2019s paper of record, all over the fact that Fetterman couldn\u2019t wear <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fetterman-uses-sneaky-move-get-away-wearing-hoodies-gym-shorts-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shorts and a\u200b hoodie<\/a> on the Senate floor. Don\u2019t be counting on that\u200c parking space, John.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"author_subscription_pitch\">\n<h3>A Note from Our Founder:<\/h3>\n<p>Silicon Valley \u2063and \u2064the \u2064Big Tech tyrants have done\u200c everything they can \u200dto\u2064 put The Western Journal out of business. 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Brown<br \/>\n  Founder of\u2064 The Western Journal<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fetterman-thinks-top-dem-getting-boot-getting-parking-space\/\">Fetterman Thinks Top Dem \u200cIs Getting the Boot and \u200dHe&#8217;ll Be Getting His Parking\u200b Space<\/a> \u200d appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2>Why did Schumer change dress code for Fetterman?<\/h2>\n<p><span>The change\u2063 comes after Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman has been\u200c unapologetically wearing shorts as\u200d he\u2063 goes about his\u2063 duties, voting\u200c from doorways so he \u200cdoesn&#8217;t get \u2063in trouble for his \u2064more casual attire. \u201cThere has been an informal dress code that was enforced,\u201d Schumer said in a statement. The Senate is not a fashion runway and that certain \u2063standards of decorum are expected. While \u2064Fetterman may find it liberating to dress \u200bcasually, it is important to remember that the \u200bSenate is \u2064a place of serious\u200d debate and decision-making, and appearances do matter.<\/p>\n<p>But Fetterman&#8217;s \u2062grievances \u2063go beyond dress code disagreements. He also\u200d criticizes \u2064Senator Robert Menendez, calling\u2064 him a crook. \u2064It \u2064is \u200cworth noting \u200bthat Menendez has faced his fair share of legal troubles in the past, including corruption charges. However, he \u200dwas\u2063 acquitted and maintains his innocence. Fetterman&#8217;s assertion that Menendez is a\u2063 crook seems more like a personal attack \u2062rather than a well-founded \u2063criticism.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Fetterman expresses his desire to have Senator Joe Manchin&#8217;s \u200bparking spot next\u2064 year. This statement may come across as childish and petty. In a \u200bworld where there \u200bare\u200d pressing \u2062issues to address, such as \u200bthe economy, healthcare,\u200c and national security, \u2064it is disheartening to see a senator focused on trivial\u2062 matters like \u200dparking spots.<\/p>\n<p>While John Fetterman may believe\u2064 that he \u2064is charting his own \u2064course \u2064in the Senate, \u200dit is important to remember that being a senator involves \u200crepresenting the interests\u200b and \u200dconcerns\u200c of the people. It\u2063 requires thoughtful debate, collaboration, \u2062and a commitment to\u200d finding solutions to the challenges facing\u200b the nation. Focusing on\u200c personal grievances and trivial matters undermines the seriousness and dignity of the office.<\/p>\n<p>As citizens, we should \u200bhold our elected\u2064 officials to a\u200b higher \u200dstandard. We\u2063 should expect them to prioritize the needs \u200bof the people\u2064 and work\u2063 towards\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antony-blinken-to-host-chinas-top-diplomat-in-washington-as-crises-accumulate\/\" title=\"Antony Blinken to meet China's top diplomat in DC amidst mounting crises.\">achieving common goals<\/a>. Petty disputes and personal attacks have \u2063no place in the halls \u200bof power.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, \u2063John Fetterman&#8217;s recent\u2062 comments and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newly-released-surveillance-footage-challenges-official-jan-6-narrative\/\" title=\"Newly Released Surveillance Footage Challenges Official Jan. 6 Narrative\">actions raise questions<\/a> about \u200dhis ability to effectively\u2062 serve \u2064as a senator. Dress code disagreements, personal insults, and \u200da focus on\u200c trivial\u2064 matters \u200cdo not align with the responsibilities and expectations of a senator. It is our hope \u200cthat he will redirect his\u2063 energy towards meaningful and productive endeavors that \u200cbenefit the people he \u200drepresents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Washington Post&#8217;s article titled &#8220;How John Fetterman is charting his own course in the Senate&#8221; was published on Friday. 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